A Victorian erotic romance, Discovering Her Delight: A Harwell Heirs Legacy Romance is Book Five in the Harwell Heirs series.
Published by Viridium Press, 2024
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She wanted a kiss. She got an adventure.
William Peel fancies himself a scholar of classical texts, and what better way to study such artifacts than on an archaeological expedition to Ottoman Turkey? And what better way to try and forget the beautiful–and unattainable–daughter of an earl than by pursuing his studies?
Lady Beatrice Smythe has been granted all the freedoms the middle daughter of a Radical member of Parliament could want–including travel to far-off lands to pursue her interest in archaeology and quench her thirst for adventure.
Beatrice and William find themselves on the very same expedition – and find it difficult to keep their hands in the excavation pits and not on each other. After a discovery of historic proportions, the expedition becomes the target of a determined villain who has set his sights not just on precious artifacts, but on the virginal Beatrice.
But archaeologists and academics are a determined lot when it comes to protecting that which is treasured…
Discovering Her Delight: A Harwell Heirs Legacy Romance, Book 5 in the Harwell Heirs series, is a Victorian erotic romance with adventure, archaeology, and a surfeit of sensual exploration. The story begins in 1880, right after Beatrice and William’s meeting in Book 3, and is a best-friends-to-lovers, coming-of-age, journey abroad, historical romance with a precocious virgin and a gentleman scholar fighting a dastardly villain. Discovering Her Delight can be read as a stand-alone; however, the novel is enhanced by first reading Where Destiny Plays.
Sexy fun includes: precocious virgin heroine, masturbation, oral sex, anal sex, outdoor sex, tent sex, library sex, sensual exploration in a Turkish bath, jizzing on some rocks, and next to an ancient urn
Tropes include: best friends to lovers, coming of age, precocious virgin, scholarly gentleman hero, archaeological expedition, adventure abroad, dastardly villain, daring escape, secrets uncovered. Secondary romance: Instalove (love at first sight), different worlds, LGBTQ+ representation.
The Harwell Heirs connection
Arthur Harwell, Helena Philips, Lavinia, Nicholas, and so many others from all three books make appearances at the beginning and at the end.
The Harwell Heirs Series
Book 1: The Pleasure Device, Helena and Nicholas’s story
Book 2: Disobedience By Design, Sophia and Joseph’s story
Book 3: Where Destiny Plays, Arthur and Lavinia’s story
The Harwell Heirs Legacy Romances
Book 4: A Delicate Seduction, Percival (Norrington) and Bertram (Ravensburgh)’s story, set in Italy and France
Book 5: Discovering Her Delight, William Peel and Beatrice Smythe’s story, set in Turkey
Book 6: Their Noble Deceit, Percival, Bertram, Penelope Hardcastle, and Lady Viola Pemberton’s story, set in England, France, and Spain
Reviews for Discovering Her Delight
“Well written…Authentic history and culture interwoven into the story.” — Fay Millington, 5 stars on Goodreads!
“I loved the archaeology and history based discussions…” — Ellie, 4 stars on Barnes & Noble!
“Very well written, full of love, romance, travel, adventure, emotions, action, intrigue, history and twists.” — Rose, 5 stars on Amazon!
Inspiration for Discovering Her Delight
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